Student National Medical Association

Ensuring Diversity & Cultural
Competency in Medicine

Founded in 1964 at Meharry Medical
College and Howard University College of Medicine, the Student National
Medical Association is the oldest and largest independent, student-run
organization focused on the needs and concerns of medical students of
color. SNMA has grown to over 5000 members throughout the United
States and the Caribbean. Our mission is to address community
health issues impacting underserved Americans and to increase minority
representation in health professional fields.

Through our signature MAPS, HPREP, and
YSEP programs, SNMA members work with students from elementary school
through college to introduce them to science and serve as
mentors. In this way, SNMA strengths the educational pipeline
that leads from elementary school to medical school.

Please visit www.snma.org for more information about
the national organization, leadership, and programs.